Ferdinand Klein

Ferdinand Klein

Ferdinand Martin Klein (born May 10, 1934 in Schwedler (Švedlár), Czechoslovakia ) is a German university professor for curative and special education , most recently taught at the Ludwigsburg University of Education , faculty for special education in Reutlingen in conjunction with the University of Tübingen .

Live and act

Small was u. a. five years teacher at the one-class village school in Pommer ( district of Forchheim ), studied curative and special education in Munich , worked twelve years as special school teacher or rector of the Erlangen Lebenshilfe school for people with intellectual disabilities . In addition to his professional activity, he devoted himself to studying pedagogy, psychology, neuropediatrics, sociology and philosophy. After his doctorate (1978) he taught at the universities of Würzburg , Mainz , Halle-Wittenberg (1992–1994 development director of the Institute for Rehabilitation Education at Martin Luther University ) and at the Faculty of Special Education in Reutlingen. After his retirement (1997) he worked at the Masaryk University Brno (Chair for Special Pedagogy of the Pedagogical Faculty), from 2000 to 2005 as DAAD visiting professor at the Comenius University in Bratislava (Protestant Theological Faculty, Chair for Curative Education at the Pedagogical Faculty) and the Konstantin University Nitra (chair for foreign languages ​​of the pedagogical faculty, here development of the course for primary school teachers "German as a foreign language") and from 2005 to 2012 at the world's oldest university for curative education, founded in 1900: the Gusztáv-Bárczi-Faculty for Curative and special education at the Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest. His voluntary work focuses on the Carpathian German minority in Slovakia, their 900-year history (tradition, culture and dialect language). With ideas, initiatives and support he is particularly effective in his hometown Schwedler, from which he was expelled at the age of ten.

On his 70th birthday, the book Contributions to a Pedagogy of Respect (Universitätsverlag Winter, Heidelberg 2004, ISBN 3-8253-8319-9 ) was dedicated to him. In it the editors Hartmut Sautter, Ursula Stinkes and Rainer Trost describe his life and work (pp. 7–13). The articles in this volume discuss the “pedagogy of respect” of the Polish doctor, writer and pedagogue Janusz Korczak, which he represents . Since the age of 18 (vacation work in the sanatorium and nursing home Bruckberg (near Ansbach) he has been educating severely and multiply handicapped people. There is no such thing as a disabled person. His broad and practical research focuses on: Korczak -Pedagogy, anthroposophical curative education, autism , basic-dialogical educational principle, basic questions of curative and special education, educational research methods, internationally comparative curative and special education, integration and inclusion education.

Fonts

In addition to around 600 articles in specialist journals, manuals and compilations, his list of publications includes the following books:

• Picture reading book for the mentally handicapped. Auer Verlag, Donauwörth 1974, ISBN 3-403-00491-0 .
• Student worksheets for the picture reading book. Auer Verlag, Donauwörth 1974, ISBN 3-403-00546-1 .
• Teacher's booklet for the picture reading book for the mentally handicapped. 3. Edition. Auer Verlag, Donauwörth 1991.
• Picture reading book for the little ones. Auer Verlag, Donauwörth 1974, ISBN 3-403-00491-0 .
• Worksheets for the picture reading book for the little ones. Auer Verlag, Donauwörth 1974, ISBN 3-403-00546-1 .
• Parents' booklet for the picture reading book for the little ones. Auer Verlag, Donauwörth 1974.
• Early home education for the developmentally disabled child. A contribution to educational practice. Klinkhardt Verlag, Bad Heilbrunn 1979, ISBN 3-7815-0406-9 .
• Janusz Korczak. His life for children - his contribution to curative education. 2nd Edition. Klinkhardt Verlag, Bad Heilbrunn 1997, ISBN 3-7815-0918-4 .
• Inclusion right from the start. Movement, play and rhythm in the inclusive daycare practice. Bildungsverlag EINS, Cologne 2012, ISBN 978-3-427-40156-8 .
• Handout for writing scientific papers in the field of study and research in curative education. BHP-Verlag, Berlin 2016, ISBN 978-3-942484-26-8 .
• Curative education in dialogue. BHP-Verlag, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-942484-30-5 .
• The Oberuferer Games through the ages. Memories of a Christian cultural asset. Slovenské národné múzeum-Múzeum kultúry karpatských Nemcov / Slovak National Museum-Museum of Carpathian German Culture, Žižkova 14, SK-81436 Bratislava, INEAL, spol. sro, 2017.
• Including education in the crèche, day care center and elementary school. Curative educational principles and practical tips in the spirit of Janusz Korczak. Burckhardthaus publishing house near Osterbebrink, c / o Körner Medien UG, Munich 2018, ISBN 978-3-96304-601-8 .
• Shaping inclusion with Janusz Korczak. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Verlag, Göttingen 2018, ISBN 978-3-525-71143-9 .
• Including upbringing and educational work in the day care center. Remedial educational principles and practical aids. 3rd, completely revised and expanded edition. Westermann-GRUPPE / Bildungsverlag EINS, Cologne 2019, ISBN 978-3-427-40184-1 .

Co-authorship

• Ferdinand Klein, Rudolf Erben: Today for tomorrow. Non-fiction book 1. Non-fiction book for special schools. Verlag Dürrsche Buchhandlung, Bonn-Bad Godesberg 1975, ISBN 3-87183-072-0 .
• Ferdinand Klein, Rudolf Erben: Teacher's booklet for the non-fiction book for special schools. Verlag Dürrsche Buchhandlung, Bonn-Bad Godesberg 1976
• Ferdinand Klein, Friedrich Meinertz, Rudolf Kausen: Curative education. An introduction to educational vision and understanding. 10th, revised and expanded edition. Klinkhardt Verlag, Bad Heilbrunn 1999, ISBN 3-7815-0970-2 .
• Jürgen Blickenstorfer, Hans Dohrenbusch, Ferdinand Klein (ed.): Ethics in special education. Festschrift for the 65th birthday of Professor Dr. Heinz Bach. Carl Marhold Verlagbuchhandlung, Berlin 1988, ISBN 3-7864-0427-5 .
• Metodická příručkak obrázkové knižce pro mentálně postižené. (Translation of the teacher's booklet for the picture reading book for the mentally handicapped, Auer Verlag, Donauwörth 1992, into Czech.) Chair of Special Education at Masaryk University in Brňo 1992
• Ferdinand Klein, Aranka Liptak, Johann Schürger (eds.): Zipser tell I. Potoken and Mantaken add . Verlag Hilfsbund Karpatendeutscher Katholiken e. V., Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-00-006826-0 .
• Maximilian Buchka, Rüdiger Grimm, Ferdinand Klein (eds.): Life pictures of important curative educators of the 20th century. 2nd, revised edition. Reinhardt Verlag, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-497-01611-X .
• Ferdinand Klein, Friedrich Meinertz, Rudolf Kausen: Liecebná pedagogy. Sapientia Publishing House, Bratislava 2001, ISBN 80-89229-14-X . (Translation of curative education. An educational text and study book into Slovak)
• Ferdinand Klein, Gerhard Neuhäuser: Curative education as therapeutic education. Reinhardt Verlag, Munich / Basel 2006, ISBN 3-497-01863-5 .
• Armin Krenz, Ferdinand Klein: Education through attachment. Early childhood education: inclusive and relational. Verlag Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2012 (2nd edition 2013), ISBN 978-3-525-70136-2 .
• Gerhard Neuhäuser, Ferdinand Klein: Therapeutic education. Resilient upbringing in families, crèches, day care centers and elementary schools. Burckhardthaus publishing house near Osterbebrink, c / o Körner Medien UG, Munich 2019, ISBN 978-3-96304-605-6 .
• Ferdinand Klein / Anna Klein-Krušinová / Aranka Stigloher-Liptak: Zipser Trilogy I: Oberzipser tell - add Potokon. ViViT sro publishing house, Kesmark / Kežmarok 2020, ISBN 978-80-8175-060-1
• Ferdinand Klein / Anna Klein-Krušinová / Aranka Stigloher-Liptak: Zipser Trilogy II: Tell Unterzipser - add mantaks. ViViT sro publishing house, Kesmark / Kežmarok 2020, ISBN 978-80-8175-061-8
• Ferdinand Klein / Anna Klein-Krušinová / Aranka Stigloher-Liptak: Zipser Trilogy III: Franz Richweis and Ladislaus Müller - Add two mantaks. ViViT sro publishing house, Kesmark / Kežmarok 2020, ISBN 978-80-8175-062-5

editor

• Encounter and trust. Two basic dimensions of the educational space. Edition SZH, Lucerne 2001, ISBN 3-908262-19-4 .
• Liečenie a výchova 1 - Healing and Education 1. 2. Edition. Knižné Centrum Žilina Publishing House, Zilina 2007, ISBN 80-8064-239-7 .
• Liečenie a výchova 3 - Healing and Education 3. Knižné Centrum Žilina Publishing House, Zilina 2007, ISBN 978-80-8064-293-8 .
• Liečenie a výchova 2 - Healing and Education 2. 2nd edition. Knižné Centrum Žilina Publishing House, Zilina 2007, ISBN 80-8064-277-X .

Model tests, research projects

Reports on scientific support for model tests

• Creation of support programs for severely mentally handicapped and multiply disabled children and young people (1985–1989). Final report Neunkirchen 1989 (Ed .: Lebenshilfe for the mentally handicapped e.V., Neunkirchen district; self-published, Postfach 1802, 66518 Neunkirchen)
• Joint lessons at the Rüsselsheim-Königsstätten elementary school (1985–1989) in cooperation with Prof. Richard Meier (University of Frankfurt). Report and study: Prerequisites and opportunities for joint teaching - especially with regard to the development of (mentally handicapped) children (1989). In: Hessisches Landesinstitut für Pädagogik Wiesbaden (Hrsg.): Common lessons in the primary school. Rüsselsheim 1998 (information center for special needs education, Im Apfelgarten 3, Borngrabenschule, 65428 Rüsselsheim, self-published)

DFG research projects

• Basics of holding therapy for treating early childhood autism. In: Journal for curative education. 41st year, 12/1990, pp. 859–868 (co-authors: Frank Janzowski / Birgit Schmäh)
• The basic dialogic educational principle in direct encounter. Basics for the development or self-development of the child with severe intellectual disabilities. In: Quarterly journal for curative education and its neighboring areas. (VHN), Volume 66, 1/1997, pp. 43–52 (co-author: Klaus-Dieter Kübler)

Appreciations

Written representations

• Karolita Czeszak: Ferdinand Klein - Initiatives in education for the mentally handicapped. Unpublished scientific term paper as part of the first state examination for the teaching post special education at the educational science and curative education faculty of the University of Cologne 1992.
• Harry Bergeest, Ines Budnik, Ricarda Hübner, Tatjana Kolberg (ed.): Rehabilitation education in Saxony-Anhalt. Festschrift for Ferdinand Klein. Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute for Rehabilitation Education, Franckesche Stiftungen Halle 1994.
• Otto Speck: Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Klein - 60 years. New founder of the Institute for Rehabilitation Education at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. In: Disabled Education in Bavaria. 3, 1994, pp. 259-262.
• Hartmut Sautter, Ursula Stinkes, Rainer Trost (ed.): Contributions to a pedagogy of respect. Festschrift for the 70th birthday. University Press Winter, Heidelberg 2004
• Andreas Metzl: Univ.-Prof. Ferdinand Klein Dr. et Prof. hc celebrates 80th birthday. In: Carpathian Post. 65th year, April 2014, p. 9.
• Marta Horňákova: For Ferdinand Klein's 85th birthday. August 3, 2019. archiv-heilpaedagogik.de

Honors, awards (selection)

• May 10, 1994: Certificate of Honor. Honorary member of the Institute for Rehabilitation Education at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
• May 17, 2002: Certificate and letter of thanks from the General Director of the Slovak Ministry of Education for "material and moral assistance and long-term work in the field of education for pupils with special needs"
• May 5, 2004: Award of the Comenius Medal by the Comenius University in Bratislava
• July 1, 2005: Certificate in "Recognition of the great commitment in teaching and research as well as in the support of students and young academics at universities in Central and Eastern Europe", presented at the ceremony of the Johann Gottfried Herder Foundation, with a reception by Federal President Horst Köhler
• October 19, 2006: Appointment as honorary chairman of the Karpatendeutschen Landsmannschaft Slovakia e. V., State Association of Bavaria e. V.
• May 31, 2008: Awarded honorary citizenship of the municipality of Švedlár (Schwedler)
• May 14, 2010: Awarding of the highest award of the Eötvös Loránd University Budapest Doctor and Professor Honoris Causa on the occasion of her 375th birthday for the scientific work and the services to the East-West dialogue. (The Portuguese writer and Nobel Prize winner for literature, José Saramago , received the same honor .)
• September 18, 2010: Awarding of the "Certificate of Thanks" from the Carpathian German Association in Slovakia "for the active activity and the cultural contribution"
• August 25, 2012: Awarding of the Golden Badge of Honor of the Carpathian German Landsmannschaft Slovakia, e. V.
• April 8, 2019: Awarding of the Cross of Merit on the ribbon of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Individual evidence

The international archive for curative education of the professional and professional association curative education (BHP) e. V. were u. a. The following materials are handed over in trust (see: www.archiv-heilpaedagogik.de):

• Ferdinand Klein: List of publications (1964–2012)
• Ferdinand Klein: Documentation of the activity as a visiting professor